Oops, Pfizer Does it Again!
Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it will buy privately-held biotechnology company CovX in a move to augment its own internal pipeline of biotechnology products. CovX’s expertise lies in developing long-acting, peptide-based biotherapeutic drugs.
La Jolla, Calif.-based CovX has already generated one early-stage diabetes candidate and two early-stage cancer treatment candidates, Pfizer said. It will operate as part of Pfizer's Biotherapeutic and Bioinnovation Center in California.
According to Pfizer CEO Jeffry Kindler, “The acquisition of CovX is a further step in Pfizer's strategy to acquire and identify new product candidates that we can put into development, leveraging both Pfizer's expertise and that of world-class scientists charged with discovering and bringing in new compounds.” The truth is: that Pfizer hasn’t seen a deal that it could not resist!
A Pfizer spokesperson said CovX scientists will remain with the company. That is exactly what Pfizer told Warner Lambert and Pharmacia employees after those companies were purchased.
If I was working at CovX I would be updating my resume–just in case
